Bovell,Dennis 4Th Street Orchestra Collection CD

Four of the finest roots albums ever to see issue. Includes tracks new to CD. Performed and produced by one of British music's greatest talents. By the mid-1970s, having made his name as one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musical talents with leading UK reggae outfit Matumbi, Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell sought to expand his horizons further by creating new material away from the confines of the group. Arguably his most impressive works from this time were four albums released under the nom-de-plume of the 4th Street Orchestra. Released between 1976 and 1978, each set comprised a mixture of high-quality roots and dub, with their sound so authentic, reggae connoisseurs were convinced the music had to be of Jamaican origin. Today, these seminal - and now hugely collectable - LPs are widely regarded by music fans to be among the finest British produced reggae music ever to see issue during the roots era. Now, at long last, they are brought together for this essential set, with a further eight Dennis Bovell-produced bonus tracks from the period making this 2CD even more compelling.

1. Ah Who Seh 2. Za-Ion 3. Jah Chase Dem 4. Half Way To Za-Ion 5. Run Dem Out 6. Out-A-Order 7. Sing-A-Man 8. Go Deh 9. Rite Dem 10. Raw Kut 11. Back-Weh-Babylon 12. Wells Street Skank aka Entebee 13. None Ah Jah Children 14. Skatter Skatter 15. Uganda Crisis aka Tribute To Idi Amin 16. Ah Fi We Dis 17. Sure Shot 18. Younger Generation 19. Bounty Hunter (Sign Off) 20. North Parade aka Theme From A Summer Place 21. Run Rasta, Run 22. Run Rasta, Run (Version) 23. Come With Me û Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis 24. Come With Me Version û Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis 25. Raindrops û Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi 26. Eye Water aka Raindrops Version û Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi 27. Higher Ranking 28. One Life To Live 29. Still In Dub 30. Scientific 31. Higking Ranher 32. Hosaso (One Life To Live instrumental) 33. Rainy (Organ) 34. Hurting Me (Give It Up) 35. Take Five aka Kunta Klap 36. Oh Lawd (My Sweet Lord instrumental) 37. Exodus 38. The Grunwick Affair 39. Rowing Down The River aka Row Row Row 40. Take Your Pick 41. Blue Moon 42. Front Line 43. Don't Boost Dem Up 44. Forever Missing You 45. New Kent Road 46. Blood A Go Run 47. Run Dem aka Blood A Go Run